Among the major classes of RNAs in the cell, tRNAs remain the most difficult to characterize via deep sequencing approaches, as tRNA structure and nucleotide modifications can each interfere with cDNA ...

UT researchers have created an alternative to Edman degradation for protein sequencing using bases instead of acid ...

New research challenges the view that proteins are the only key to evolution, highlighting the importance of lipids.

Being able to know what solid form your molecule will take can be of huge importance, especially in the drug industry.

Biologists have discovered that disruptions in transfer RNA function can lead to the development of cleft lip and cleft palate.

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria ... Our ...

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United States.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most common birth defects, occurring in about one in 1,050 births in the United ...

More insight into the process could improve crop productivity WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...